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ID Code | YKAWAHARA0008 |
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Title | Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital |
Photographer | Yotsugi Kawahara |
Date | On August 9, 1945 |
Location | Senda-machi |
Distance from hypocenter | 1500meters |
Existence of phorographic nagatives | No |
Owner | Hiroshima City |
Custodian | Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum |
Description | Looking up at the second floor (north-northwest), facing the entrance of the main building. The window frames were pushed in and the glass was broken by the bomb's blast at an angle of almost 45 degrees from the hypocenter. The second floor sustained heavier damage than the first floor. The tree on the right mysteriously survived. |
Record of publication in literature, exhibition | Listed in Peace Database of Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, Photo collection Moment of destruction of Hiroshima |
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